(1)Any owner of land desiring the construction, extension, improvement or alteration of a water-course may apply in writing to the Irrigation Officer, and the said Officer may, after giving such notice and causing such enquiries as may be prescribed either permit the applicant to construct, extend, improve or alter the said watercourse or, if the applicant so desires, have it constructed, extended, improved or altered through Government Agency on such terms and conditions to be fixed by the Irrigation Officer as regards payment of costs, mode of execution, time of completion, facilities to be afforded by the applicant to safeguard other interests or to benefit other lands whose owners may apply for the same, and other matters as may be relevant in each case or may reject the application.
